Think Global’s latest newsletter
You can view Think Global’s January newsletter here. There are features on South Korea, the UK’s Prevent strategy, and new resources.
OMEP’s 2016 Conference
OMEP is an international non–governmental and non-profit organisation with Consultative Status at the United Nations and UNESCO. It was founded in 1948 to defend and promote the well-being and education of children from birth to eight. Registration is now open for its 2016 European Conference and here is a 2nd call for papers. The 2016…
May conference on Early Childhood Education
The World Organisation for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) is holding its 2016 European Conference in Canterbury at Christ Church University – May 5 to 7. The theme for the Conference is The place of the child in 21st century society and it will focus on all aspects of early childhood education and practice, including sustainability. ……………………………………………………………………… OMEP is an international,…
Project Dirt news
You can read Project Dirt’s first newsletter of 2016 here. There are sections on resources, volunteering and jobs – and the other news section has features on: improving communications tree pruning permaculture design, and getting active outdoor
Gardens are good for us says the RHS
Although this will not come as a surprise to anyone who takes gardening seriously, it will be a theme of the RHS’s various gardening shows in 2016. For example, Health, Happiness and Horticulture is incorporated in several designs at RHS Chelsea. Chris Beardshaw’s collaboration with Morgan Stanley is a distinctive Show Garden that will be relocated…
Joining Butterfly Conservation for free
You can now join Butterfly Conservation for free. Use promo code NEWYR16 and you’ll enjoy 12 months free membership, giving you the chance to find out more about Butterfly Conservation’s fantastic work – and what you can do to help. BC will send you a welcome pack to get you started, including information about their reserves, and ideas for creating…
England has 23 new MCZs
Defra has announced 23 new marine conservation zones around England. The 23 new zones stretch from Northumberland to Land’s End to Cumbria and include Europe’s longest chalk reef off Cromer in Norfolk. Together with the 27 MCZs created in 2013, the total is still below the 127 proposed by an earlier consultation. The Guardian reported that marine environment minister George Eustice,…
Growing a Greener Britain
Growing a Greener Britain is a charity that has been set up to help fund community projects in publicly-owned parks and open spaces. Its objectives are Creating improvements to free, publicly accessible green space Providing local employment opportunities through the creation of maintenance projects Providing training and work experience opportunities for those in the local community Promoting of…
When no flooding is the story
Here’s a feature from the Independent on the lack of flooding in Pickering, North Yorkshire. Although there are no pictures of Pickering (this one seems to be of Carlisle) that’s the point, the Independent says, as a range of preventative actions, mostly working with the grain of nature, resulted in no flooding in the town…
Wildlife Trust History
The Wildlife Trusts website has an informative section on the history of each of the 47 Wildlife Trusts. And there’s a page devoted to 100 years in pictures of the Wildlife Trusts’ work.